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Gallery 11 - RHYTON IN THE FORM OF A BULL'S HEAD

The rhyton in the form of a bull’s head is an example of the type of "trick" vessels popular in Anatolia.

Gallery 20 - GOLD MEDALLION DEOCRATED WITH EAGLE

The Sassanians were excellent silversmiths and goldsmiths, who displayed their imaginative powers to the full in iconography and decoration.

Gallery 4 - PERSIAN JAR OF DARIUS I

This jar bears a unique quadralingual inscription of Darius I. The three cuneiform inscriptions in Akkadian, Elamite and Old Persian languages read: "Darius [great] king".

Gallery 9 - ANATOLIAN FAMILY

Of the wide range of possible functions and meanings for these miniature human representations, one might have been as an icon in household worship.

Gallery 15 - STELA OF ENTHRONED KING RECEIVING TRIBUTE

The relief depicts an enthroned king holding a cup and receiving tribute from two couriers. Behind the king stands his attendant.

Gallery 19 - EGYPTIAN PAINTED SHROUD

This shroud covered the mummified body of the woman depicted in the portrait.

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